Jogged a few times, then drove up to Wyoming to run the Big Horn 100 mile race.  Tough course!  Struggled through some issues (mostly being fat, injured, and undertrained).  Feet got worked by being wet for about 85 of the 100 miles.  Happy to finish that one.  Shot tons of pics and video during the race, will get something put together this week.

Another good week. Super run on Tuesday, not sure where that came from, but I went with it.

Chilling in Utah for a few days before heading up to Wyoming to run 100 miles on Friday.

MONDAY
Activity		Bike	Miles		13		Time	1:00	Avg HR	133
Frustrating ride to pick up a vehicle that was getting serviced. Disc brake whacked and rubbing, broke a bottle cage, almost ran over a lady and her kid as they were bolting across the road, it was hot – almost had to call the whaa-mbulance.
TUESDAY
Activity		Run	Miles		9		Time	1:11	Avg HR	161
Great run on the trails at the boneyard. Went from never having run a sub-10 minute lap to popping off 6 in a row in the 9:03-9:23 range.
WEDNESDAY
Activity		Run	Miles		10.2		Time	1:31	Avg HR	144
Good hilly cruise.
THURSDAY
Activity		Run	Miles		6.3		Time	:56	Avg HR	134
Easy shakeout after driving all day to Utah.
FRIDAY
Activity		Run	Miles		5		Time	1:11	Avg HR	136
Great trail run with my son in our VFFs. Hills, rocks, and 6 water crossings. We had a blast!.
SATURDAY
Activity		Run	Miles		17		Time	3:19	Avg HR	142
Final bigger run before Bighorn. Felt pretty decent. By far the best I’ve ever felt one week out from a 100 miler. Not sure if that will mean anything on race day, but I’m usually gliding in on a steep angle shot full of holes with an engine or two on fire just hoping to reach the end of the runway. Today I felt as if I was still on an upward trajectory and gaining. Kept the effort moderate, and the big 3,500′ climb came fairly easily. I hope I didn’t do too much, though. The race starts on Friday so I’m only 6 days out now.The day’s objectiveThe trail was a wee bit rocky Marker from the Squaw Peak 50 The final pitch Well-earned view Sporting my new backcountry.com trucker’s hat, love that thing Summit pano Watched two hot air balloons launch from down below Went to the firework show that night. Had a fun time with hundreds of people spread out on the grass with blankets and chairs. 3 minutes after the show started, the automatic sprinklers came on. Good times.
SUNDAY
Activity		Run	Miles		4		Time	:40	Avg HR	124
Mellow jog around a park. Really tired, had a big day yesterday.
TOTALS
Total Time	9:49
Foot Miles	51.5			Foot Time		8:49
Bike Miles	13			Bike Time		1:00

Pic of the week:

Your back ever feel like this?

I need about a year’s worth of weeks like this one and I might start getting close to where I want to be. Just squeaked out another 80 with some high quality stuff in the middle, and easy running after that. I still have some issues with my heel/achilles area that are holding me back – but I’m very grateful to be running at all.

11 days to Bighorn 100. Man, that came up quick! Sounds like the area is still buried in snow so we’ll most likely be running an alternate course. I’m feeling decent for this one, and look forward to running the race. I want to run pretty easy, though. Hoping to get through with as little damage as possible so I can continue building up for Leadville. I haven’t done two 100 milers in the same year, so this is new territory for me.

Pic of the week:

One of the various creatures you can find on a Boulder street corner.